How To Deal With Your Gaming Backlog
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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My mentality for completing games even if I'm not enjoying it all that much is that I personally feel it's important to play some 6/10s or 7/10s every now and then to really make the 9s and 10s hit even harder. Not to mention sometimes those 6/10s can surprise you with some really quirky gameplay even if it doesn't come fully together in the end.
Yeah i agree but it depends if that 6 or 7 is scratching an itch. If the game is not what you are looking for nor does it have that quality attached to it, sometimes its better to just move on
I am working for 100K gamerscore and it's very difficult to get there without cheating my way through. I also, found a backlog of games I must complete.
Yea but I’m not playing 7 or 6s if I can’t even finish the 10s lmao! 😂
@@anthonymercado8126 is that a challenge? Should I quit my job and never go outside again? Challenge accepted!
@@anthonymercado8126 no such thing as real gamers
Pro tip: make a backlog because it's fun, but don't limit yourself because of it, play what you feel like playing, you aren't obligated to beat anything.
Don't try to apply productivity in video games. Just have fun.
Life is funny. As a kid I had all the time in the world but no money to buy games. Now that I can afford gaming, I have thousands of games in my backlog but not much time to play them.
Honestly the best solution is realizing dropping a game is as satisfying as completing it.
dropping a game you just don't like anymore feels so good
This is super relatable to me.
I've struggled with my backlog for way too long, so for anyone who needs help with it, here's what's working for me:
- Make a list! I have a list with games that I really want to play and have HowLongToBeat times on there so I can see how long they'll be. It's always a nice feeling to be able to cross something off your list.
- Don't force yourself to finish games. If you're 15 hours into a big game and you've had your fun out of it and can't be bothered to play more, just cross it off the list. If you were want to play it again, you still can, no need to leave it on your backlog. I've had games that I played 2/3 of and then crossed them off of my list and never thought of them again.
- As Lewis said in the video, play one game at a time. It's more likely that you'll put a game down when you play something else inbetween. So try to check that you have enough time for a single game without a new game coming out while you play it. (that's where the HLTB times from the list come in for me)
Howlongtobeat is such a good website, I always check it out before I start something to make sure I’m starting it at the right time
@@LewisRex Totally! I recently noticed that the Game Pass App on PC shows HLTB times with some games and I feel like that should be integrated everywhere. Such a good idea!
Felt like a chat with a close mate about gaming. Keep it up Lewis 👍
I've been doing a 5 game rotation for a while now, switching between 5 different games each day, but after watching this, I'm willing to try focusing on just one game.
I just do a 2 game rotation
@InternalxHD Yeah I've been doing that too lately. Especially when starting those big, open world RPG's that take 50-60 hours to beat. Sometimes I need a break and a 2 game rotation helps to keep things fresh.
@@Tezdude9 fair enough, for me how I do it is one game has a story and the other game I play doesn't and it's more of an sandbox or not a story focused game so I can still remember the story since only one of the two has one
Dealing with a long backlog is definitely an intimidating and overwhelming process, especially when you have a lot of games across several consoles, many generations back.
I’ve personally found that focusing on one game at a time is the best way for me to go about it. Also canceling subscription services (Gamepass, PS Plus, etc.) to finish games so that I don’t get ahead of myself and start downloading other games unless the next game in my backlog is on the service and cheaper to play rather than paying the game’s full price. I also like to mix my backlog a little bit so I’ll usually play a ~50hr open world game on PS5 followed by a ~10hr platformer on the ps2, etc.
Here's a tip that works for me: don't buy a new game until you have completed your current one. Don't get influenced by overhyped youtubers who tell you XYZ game is the best game ever and you should preorder NOW.
Great video and opinion on the subject man! I'm currently doing two games at a time. One short title and the other long. Finished Persona 3 Portable and Ghostrunner on the same week. 👌🏼
Playing one at a time is critical to getting things done. Pressing through even if you’re not a fan of a section of the game… it’s tough, but that is the way to finish games on your backlog.
Just been getting back into retro game collecting as of lately, glad to see this video popped up brother x
I genuinely laughed out loud at the bring your switch to work bit. Funny as heck! Lol also great tips
Hey, I usually bring my switch to work and play in the lunch break.
One option is to view your gaming collection as a menu, with a large variety of options for whatever your particular mood or interest, rather than a required-to-play selection.
I have a two game system that works well to push through a backlog.
I base what I'm playing based on how much time I have for a gaming session.
If I have more than a few hours, I play the big game I'm currently working on.
If I only have a bit of time to play, maybe an hour or two, I play a smaller game where it's easier to play short sessions. Something like a Boomer Shooter, Rogue Like, or something a long those lines.
Playing one game I find that a lot of the time I end up just not playing because I don't have the time to invest in getting something done in a bigger title.
This way I can play when I feel like it and still work through my backlog without getting so distracted that I don't finish a bigger game.
The things you said I already do, playing one game at a time is key. But I could add some things that I think may help some people, I'm reducing my backlog for many years now.
1. List all the games you have on all platforms and select what you are really want to play. Seeing all games in one place you will probably see that some games are really not worth your time (many games in fact). Playnite is very good for this.
2. Know how much time you have to play on average and use How Long to Beat to see play times for all the games you listed to play. With good and old excel you can calculate how much time your backlog is (mine is 5 years now, it was bigger before!).
3. Categorize the list of games you want to play (I do by priority, you can do by genre or other things) and diversify the genres of games you play (I will never play a big RPG after the other, you can play some smaller games between them). After all you will play one game at a time.
4. Be picky, if you already have a huge backlog don't buy average games, just those that you are really hyped about and have both critical and puclic acclaim. My personal rule also is buy only if I will play the game right now, I don't buy games to add them to my backlog. If you are not playing a game right now, you can get it on a deeper sale later when you play it.
5. Before buying new games always look at your backlog and see if you already have one game that you rather play first. Remember to only buy games you will play right now.
I really love short games for this very reason. Games like Undertale, Katana ZERO, Celeste and The Portal games on switch have kept me through til the end because of how short, sweet and succinct they are.
I’ve been trying to get better about not finishing games. I’m slowly but surely getting better at it.
My biggest tips would be:
1. Try limiting yourself to only playing one of two games at a time. If you limit yourself to only one, you’re bound to get burnt out, so it helps to have a fallback if you get bored of your primary.
2. Try limiting yourself to only the games you’ve started at first, and then only allow yourself to move onto another when you have finished your current game or games to satisfaction. The desire to play the new thing will help you get through it faster, even if you might not get to it right on launch day.
3. Don’t be afraid to stop playing if you get bored of a game. If it truly isn’t for you, then stop and move onto something that hooks you a little better. You don’t need to keep playing something just because you bought it.
4. I personally made a Google Spreadsheet of all the games I have on my different consoles, as well as my rate of completion satisfaction. One column is for just finishing the game, and the other is for finishing it 100% if applicable. I change the color of the box from red to green once the game is finished, and being able to see a long list of green boxes is really satisfying in and of itself. It’s a physical manifestation of your progress.
5. This might not work for everyone, but try cutting out live service or MMO games. They are massive time sinks that can never be beaten. While that’s what some people prefer or need in between big games, sometimes it just takes time away from your backlog being addressed.
I feel your last point but for me it’s fighting games, mainly smash. When i get angry with the game i always wonder why in wasting my time when i could working through my backlog
Yeah, my backlog is absolutely massive... if you are unsure of what to really jump into, something like backloggery can be great to use. Will have to manually input the current games you want to play/have, but it does have a feature to randomly select one from the list to jump into if you've finished a game and have decision paralysis on what to tackle next, like i do constantly.
Might play a multiplayer game or do some trophy hunting between, but i always focus on playing one singleplayer game at a time because i want to enjoy the story, and that becomes harder when you have multiple ones unfinished
i recently made a spreadsheet to track my backlog, (I've had a big one since joining the military 17 years ago) with the howlongtobeat times, whether I've started it, played within a year, within 6 months, currently playing, etc. It's been helping and it's good having an organized list somewhere that I'm making progress on.
YOU DON'T NEED TO CONSOOM EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF MEDIA
Just finished my last exam for school, I used to play like 3-4 games a time but I think I’ll try the long game/short game method you recommended!
My ADHD has me jumping games A LOT. And when I get burned out on a game it takes me a really long time to feel motivated to pick it back up. I've accepted that I wont beat all my games, but as long as I put enough time into them I can feel justified in getting my money's worth before putting them down due to burnout or boredom. This is after I've been shamed for my game jumping habit. "Why are you buying another game, finish the ones you have." Man, I'm 29 years old with ADHD. I will get enjoyment out of my games however I want to. At least, that's what I tell people who try to shame me.
For me personally, I usually focus on one game at a time everyday depending on what other stuff I had to do. Sometimes, I play other games if I needed to take a break from playing that game. One example is that I’m currently playing LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga and then I tried out SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated and it was really good. I heard great things about SpongeBob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. It has really great platforming elements to it. I didn’t play the original before, but the remake was fun to play. Other thing I want to talk about is live service games. Live service games such as Fall Guys and Fortnite gives you lot of time to play. Their servers never gets shut down due to how many players are playing it. It will take a lot time playing a live service game, but focusing on other games to play and not doing other stuff outside of gaming. It’s important to take a break from gaming every few hours especially when playing a live service games.
It took me 4 years to beat red dead redemption 2's story. Started on release day and ended sometime in 2022. Would've been faster if I just stuck to it, but I'd play a little every now and then with the little free time I had. Was worth getting through it though!
I'm close to 300 in the backlog. I've begun putting them on a wheel of names generator and letting it rip. Whatever I get is what I play. If it lands on a sequel I play whichever is the next one I need to play is.
Issues aside we really gotta be grateful and realise how blessed we are for this to be one of our problems
I’ve created a backlog of not only video games but board games and books. Not so much from a need to finish them specifically, but the need to stop freaking spending money!! Lol. I get sucked in through sales and needed ti create a way to knock it off. Finish what I have first. Then I won’t feel guilty about buying something else.
yeah i cannot play more than a couple of games at a time, when i have gotten pretty much everything done so that i'm satisfied i can move on to the next one 😄
great advice!!
I needed this but once again Lewis came in handy
1- Don't add to it games you won't play currently maximum is 2 games
2- play games based on your last experience. If you play a long RPG play a shorter game after.
This is how i enjoy the games i have in my library.
I started this. I realized I never really beat games so this years the first time I’m writing down what I’ve beaten and what I still have to play. I’ve never rolled credits on this many games. Even if the game isn’t my favorite the satisfaction and feeling of accomplishment after seeing credits makes them worth it and makes great games that much greater
Lewis I got into survival games very much this year, always liked them but never grinded them really, now I am playing raft for months because every few days i find new good survival game and play it 30%, come back to raft to finish an island then process repeats
That was very relatable. I also like how he gave us the correct answer but was like "for those who can't resist playing two games at once!" Lol
I play 2-4 games at a time. Sometimes it’s a long game with a short game. Recently I was playing different types of genres. Like playing yakuza game with racing, shooter and fighting game on the side. I play racing games while listening to podcasts.
I also do this, but like to take breaks from the main game by playing an online game, which does not really reach a point in which you "beat it" It helps with not feeling tired of playing the same game for a long time.
Let me tell you my story. Two major things are going to happen today.
1. After 3+ years, I am going to finally beat Breath of Fire IV (PS1) because I’m at the final dungeon.
2. I am finally going to resume playing Final Fantasy VII: Remake (PS4). The last time I played it was summer 2020 (50% storyline progress), nearly 3.5 years ago!
Let me tell you why. I have been playing retro games for the past 16+ years on several laptops I have owned since then (especially PS1 RPGs that I never played and are top rated). I mainly play the emulators when I'm free at work. Since 2020, my work has never been the same again; it has been insanely busy non stop. I started Breath of Fire IV that year and almost have no time to play it at work, I leave my laptop at work. Summer 2020 is also the time that Valorant was released. I've been playing Counter-Strike since 1999. I got addcited to Valorant and never played anything else for 3.5 years. I reached a rank in Valorant that I was very satisfied with but I eventually lost it when the new seasons come, and I tried my best to do whatever possible to get that rank back. I'm basically at the border before that rank. I would play like 3000+ hours since then, and I am literally running in circles. No matter what I did, my rank goes up and it goes down every single day. It's constant back and forth with fustration and just barely almost gets the goal rank. A chunk of my life just playing like that. It hit me last week, "I'm done. What the actual f*** am I doing with my life right now? This game literally has ZERO progession, literally back to square one after 3000+ hours. I'm done." RPGs don't work this way, your time is always progress no matter what through it be storyline or improvement of your characters. I know I'm dumb for discovering this but I literally just found out retro handheld consoles is a thing, and it's been out for several years now. I just found this out like 2 months ago and have been watching and reading about them every single day. I cannot believe such a thing exists. This is going to COMPLETELY change my retro gaming, and I will never use a laptop ever again to emulate. Today will be a farewell, the very last time ever playing on my laptop. So the past couple weeks, I have been bringing home my laptop from work to try to beat BOF4 before I get my handheld console. I only emulate old games below PS2 so I absolutely do not care about the Steam Deck and it's size. I also discovered that these consoles can use mini HDMI out or casting to playing on a TV! WTF. Then I discovered PS Play (remote play) that the devices can do. So that is why I'm back on FF7R. For Christmas, my wife got me the handheld I've been wanting so bad, the Anbernic RG405M.
Honestly whats really surprising to me after looking a bit into this discussion is how many people try to juggle a bunch of games at once... Like I get having a single player and multiplayer game(s) you're playing at the same time; but if you're trying to play 3+ single player games at a time it's no wonder some people never finish anything.
Good strats here. I do the long game/short game thing and I play my Switch at lunch at work. Also I have a priority system. The game I'm most interested in finishing, the secondary and third...ary... games etc.
I only play 3 games max. Switch is good cause that can be a separate backlog to home console backlogs.
Finally all these years I was trying to find out how to deal with this and here I am, I found a video to help me with this. Thank you, sir. I started God Of War Ragnarock (don’t get me wrong I love the game it’s incredible) and stopped playing than I picked up Elden Ring stopped playing that, then Jedi Fallen order and recently completed that game and then I just downloaded Evil Within when I promised myself I would finish GOW Ragnarock, while also I got so many other games I started and got a decent amount of time in and stopped playing it’s
Lewis can you please play postal 2? It seems like an hotrrible game but is my favorite. Btw keep up making videos
I do 2 games at a time and have completed just over 1000 games at 37 years old. I usually do 1 RPG and 1 action game at the same time, don't start another game until you finish one of those, that's the key to feeling satisfied with your time investment. There's a lot of old games from the 90's you can also beat in a few days or a weekend and are much more fun than AAA releases today, if you want to boost your number of games completed at a faster rate.
To me there shouldn’t be such thing as a backlog, you should just play the games you want to play in the moment. Even if you bought them, you’re not obligated to finish it!
“If it’s not fun, why bother”
-Reggie Fils-Aime
My approach to my backlog is using a randomizer like playnite to randomly pick games from all libraries. I've already found a game I never played and enjoyed before called Magrunner Dark pulse. I plan on finishing this game. If a game the randomizer picks isn't fun then i drop it.
Great video, thanks. I've only gotten into gaming in the last year, so I've got a lot of classic games that I would love to play lol.
Also don't make it feel like a second job
That feeling when all the games in the thumbnail are in your backlog 😢
I played 50 games in 2023 and only bought 2 games in 2023. My backlog is history before short.
warframe is an mmo that has corrupt my gaming backlog, I try a new game remember I have shit to do on warframe so I just go play that instead , the endless cycle
I absolutely CANNOT buy anymore games until I finish the ones I already have
The backlog is real.
I enjoy collecting video games I might want to play in the future. I've literally 1000s on an emulator device (Thanks Odin) and have a PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. So naturally I've bought a shit ton of games. Do I intend on playing every one of them? Nope. I play want I fancy and once I'm done, I'll put it down and move on. I don't get all the stress over gaming backlogs - games are about fun dammit!!
The problem with having all the different platforms.
In 30 years of gaming, I’ve prob completed 10 games 🤦♂️
The Steam Deck has been a godsend when it comes to tackling the backlog.
Happy 2 year anniversary on this channel!
I actually bought my dsi, 3ds and vita to work and play it in the toilet for abit sadly the switch is too big to hide in my pocket well it can fit if I take off the joycons
How to deal with your gaming backlog:
- Play only multiplayer games;
- Don't play games;
- Develop a game (and you will only be play-testing your own game).
jk
hey lewis
I try to finish the game I currently have before buying the next
The only instance I might have a backlog is if a game too important to me comes out like Zelda totk and I must absolutely play it day 1
Otherwise I rarely have a backlog
Don’t buy immediately every new release that is mildly interesting,just finish a game then buy the next.
Yeah i know what its like. I didnt actually get to the end credits in fallout 4 until last month lol and ive been playing that since it came out 8 years ago
Bro I need to finish Rdr 2, Postal 2, Postal Brain damage, Sw bf2 2005, Sw Republic commando, Sw Squadrons, Wolfenstein New Order. And in almost all of them I have a few hours of play time but haven't done shit, I belived it was just me who had the problem
I just do one at a time. Finish the story or 100 percent depends on the game. My backlog is ever growing though, I’ll get to them when I get to them
I could probably legit spend 2 years playing nothing new and still not clear it fully
I do try and change long and short games though
.... financially, emotionally, what kind of dealing do you mean
Yeah the way the backlog builds, Id say its impossible to play everything I want to play. I have this mentality of playing a different genre for every game I play so I dont get burnt out.
The only games I get burnt out on are open worlds and if I do play one, I usually play small games in between.
Most of the time one at a time is my mentality, otherwise Id be overwhelmed and not finish anything. My thoughts are 'hypothetically if I were to not to finish anything what would be the point?'.
If I’m not enjoying the game it’s a wrap for that game. Or I take a break from it and come back later on. Life is too short to play boring games.
I have such a big backlog so before i finish games i want to play through new releases goes way cheaper and i can afford them so it is a win-win situation and i dont have to play everything at release.
Yep. Spot on. I rarely ever start a new game before finishing another. where it really became hard is recently with dark souks 2. Im so close to finishing. but im just over the punishing bosses atm. Sick of it. Its no longer enjoyable to the point i probably wont play DS3. So i took a break and am playing fallout 3 for the first time.
That's the neat part. You don't XD
I love persona 5
this is what i feel like with my steam deck
Man I got cat and the hat on the Xbox I think my backlog isn't ever going to be finished
Lewis have you ever tried playing a game till you finish it, then buy another? That’s what I’ve done
Lewis was wondering when you would start streaming more often. Would love to see you play other games besides Crash, Minecraft and Halo on the channel. Would love to support your stream too!
I really want to but there’s a few things holding me back, I also have 0 knowledge of how to set up streams and all the overlay junk
@@LewisRex That’s where I think you set your standards too high! I think, with a lot of people, would just enjoy just watching just your gameplay and your face cam! You could make it a weekly thing too! Also thanks for replying, would love to 1v1 you on CTR one day😁
I keep playing persona games over and over and replaying them and it takes my attention away from other games I keep buying lmao
My backlog is so extreme it would probably take me a couple years to get through it so that’s very discouraging to me and my attention span is not very good
I usually stop playing a game if I get stuck in a game and can’t beat a part of it because eventually I get bored and do something else
How id handle the backlog is if it looks better than your favourite game play it other wise why waste the time. E.g if your favourite game is hitman and your looking at an indie game about a side scrolling assassin then why do you even care. But if it’s hitman and your looking at playing Spider-Man ps4 those can be argued to which one is better
Yeah I don’t know what to play because there is so much and then I just play multiplayer or persona again 😂
I agree that MMO is not compatible with life.
Good advice, I have that problem all the time XD
One of the problems rn that I'm facing is that most games nowadays are rpgs and it's really hard to grind so you can progress
Ubisoft is a big example cause for some reason when they make a game like assassin's creed or far cry or ghost recon they just turn it into an RPG when the franchise originally wasn't
It's not fun to grind even though the game looks fun to play
I don't mind playing Skyrim because it with its rpg elements it does give you the role playing aspect and not some grinding game
Sometimes I'm just glad that games like red dead or gta exist cause it doesn't rely too much on rpg
Most modern RPGs do not "require" you to grind at all not even in the highest difficulty, and when they actually do then we are talking about a pretty bad game (or a gacha game or a MMO) , if you get good enough at these games you can get by and finish it without ever needing to grind at all, learning to play the games in such a way actually is faster than grinding and usually these skills translate to other RPGs or games with RPG mechanics
@@huevonesunltd they still do require you to grind
@@Spider10v like i said, that's rare nowadays for progression unless its an MMO or something like that.
most of the time it is not required , unless you are talking about farming certain items rather than grinding experience to beat some boss or something.
most of the time its just people being bad at RPGs, games that really require to grind are often really badly designed RPGs but these are rare these days.
@@huevonesunltd idk what you're talking about but majority of the games I'm playing require me to grind until I reach a specific level to progress
@@Spider10v ah you mean like an actual level requirement? thats different, which game is that?
great topic!
My advice: stop playing online for a while, at least for me it works
I honestly don't see the point of a "Gaming Backlog", so even less a guide to handle it. We play to enjoy the experience, not to complete games so we can cross from a list. So for me the point is to play for as long as it makes me happy, one game at a time. If I dislike the game, I just stop playing. This happened to me with the so-claimed Tears of the Kingdom. I played for 10h. I found myself playing it for the sake of making worth what I paid for it, I just resold it losing 10€. Is that bad? I don't think so. Our time, esp. the older we get, is very limited. So let's play for joy. Let's maximize quality, and not quantity
Games on sale... That's my problem.
I build this huge backlog of games that I'm buying on sale thinking that I will eventually play them. And ...nope. I'm losing $150/year with ...sales! Everytime I look at my backlog, all those games on my desktop, I don't feel like playing them. But I thought I would?! It's a burden and it's ruining my life!
I just bought octopath traveler 2... my backlog keeps growing. Its 47 now😭
My advice get a deck.😊
Haha XD beside star wars games And Cyberpunk I have Not much Finished games at all
Its why Most Games I play Is Multiplayer The story games I Only Finish When its not to hard
WANT i dont have time To play On Hard Modes or When Puzzels are to hard i give up those games
Saw the FF13 clip. How are you finding it? Have you beat the main story? I'm currently working towards 100% for it.
Yeah I finished it last year, I liked it more than some people based in the opinions I’ve read online. But still have a list of things I’d change to make the game better if I could
@Lewis Rex Yeah, it's definitely not for everyone, and I can understand some of the aspects that are disliked, but it's one of my favourites tbh.
There's always been distaste towards this game, far less now compared to release, and more people are actually experiencing the game fully rather than just missing it due to bad reviews which I think is great.
The soundtrack and combat were some of my favourite aspects of the 13 trilogy. I didn't mind the characters too much, but I can understand the complaints there too haha.
I just 100% games so I don't have a backlog 🙃
day 5 of asking polar to make more reviews or easy mode videos on soulsborne games
haha I'm in this is exact same position rn, I've just started playing cyberpunk, but I also want to 100% hogwarts legacy, but I also want to start playing persona 5 royal and to top it all off I'm starting prog on dragonsong ultimate on friday lmao
don't.
Almost got the platinum for hogwarts legacy atm and I can’t wait to play shadow of the colossus afterwards
You don't
I gotta find time to finish my 48th elden ring play through but that new Skyrim re rerelease lookin real good rn
Bruh, I think it's time to play a new game. The fuck lmao
Get every achievement on minecraft
I recommend just don’t play mmo if your an adult don’t waste your time bro
"Final Fantasy II is a good game"
Whooa, man, thats a prohibited opinion, you're gonna have to come with me.
jk lol
This guy is just ripping off polarsaurusrex
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